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Originally Posted by skb
Long time Scrivener user here - it kind of uses a folder structure for projects. All files within a project are within a 'file package' (which is not the same as say, a zip file and causes all sorts of angst when backing up to the cloud etc).
The best thing to do about asking about directories and Scrivener would be to ask over at Literature and Latte forums. There are some extraordinary people over there and someone will have either done or has tried to do what you want.
But, as far as Scrivener being a word processor - it depends on what you want to do. If you want all your research in one place and easily accessible with excellent distraction free writing facilities (notes, text, keyword search) then it's brilliant. It's not really a Word Processor (like Word or Pages) where you can make your page look like a book etc - it's more for writing your book (and if you want, you can compile your book into something more "Wordy" or import the text into Word and prettify it).
I may have just sold Scrivener short. But I've been using it since the first free version (10 years+) and I would never want to return to have to write (especially long) documents in Word. Scrivener is the best friend anyone who wants to write will ever have. </end fannish gushing> |
You can import and export documents though too. So if you have an old document you can set it up to be broken into pieces for chapters etc. or export it as a doc file too.